1000 year old apartments now on the World Heritage List
If you want to see what apartments looked like 1000 years ago, take a look at these multi-storied homes where Native Americans (Pueblo Indians) lived and still do. I’ve recently visited the oldest inhabited pueblo in Taos, one of 18 left in the state of New Mexico. This apartment style housing has no corridors or staircase so […]
Correction to previous post on the Historic Route 66
I apologise to readers for the headline on my recent blog Historic Route 66. The implication was my comments were about all of Route 66, rather than the section I saw when in Albuquerque. Readers have also questioned how a judgment can be made on such a small section of the route when its entirety […]
Stetsons, cowboys and pick-up trucks
I’ve recently returned from New Mexico, a state we don’t hear much about in New Zealand. Sandwiched between Arizona and Texas, with Colorado to the north and Mexico to the south it’s no surprise it has a southern feel. If you’re thinking desert, stetsons and pick-up trucks…you’re not far off the mark. It’s the 5th […]